Musicians Born in May 1981

May 3 Farrah Franklin, American singer (former member of Destiny's Child), born in Los Angeles, California

Craig David (42 years old)

May 5 English R&B singer-songwriter ("7 Days"; "Insomnia"), born in Southampton, Hampshire, England

May 6 Mark O'Connell, American drummer (Taking Back Sunday), born in Long Island, New York
May 6 Matthew Leone, American rock bassist (Madina Lake), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 6 Nathan Leone, American rock singer (Madina Lake), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 7 Maria Radner, German operatic contralto, specializing in Wagner, born in Düsseldorf, West Germany (d. 2015)
May 8 Björn Dixgård, Swedish rock guitarist and singer (Mando Daio), born in Falun, Sweden
May 12 Asmik Grigorian, Lithuanian operatic soprano, born in Vilnius, Lithuania
May 12 Kentaro Sato, Japanese television, video game, classical, and choral composer (Requiem Pacis - Requiem of Peace), and conductor, born in Hamamatsu, Japan

May 12 American actor (Bohemian Rhapsody), born in Los Angeles, California

May 14 Sarbel [Michael Maronitis], British-Cypriot pop singer ("Se Pira Sovara"), born in London, England
May 17 Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer, and television personality, born in Haifa, Israel
May 18 Vincent Houdijk, Dutch jazz vibraphonist and bandleader (VinnieVibes), born in The Netherlands
May 19 Nate Cole, American singer-songwriter (Plus One; Castledoor), born in Houston, Texas
May 20 Rachel Platten, American singer-songwriter (“Fight Song”), born in New York City
May 21 Max Mutzke, German funk-pop-soul singer-songwriter and musician ("Can't Wait Until Tonight"), born in Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
May 23 Gwenno [Saunders], Welsh pop singer and songwriter (The Pipettes, 2005-10 - "Pull Shapes"; solo - "Le Kov"), born in Cardiff, Wales
May 26 Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian pop singer (Eurovision), born in Haapsalu, Estonia
May 26 Irini Merkouri, Greek-Romani pop and laïka singer, born in Ilion, Greece
May 26 Isaac Sladen, American vocalist, pianist, and songwriter (The Fray - "How To Save A Life"; "You Found Me"), born in Boulder, Colorado
May 27 Özgür Çevik, Turkish pop singer (Star Academy), and actor, born in Ankara, Turkey
May 28 Adam Green, American anti-folk singer-songwriter, born in Mount Kisco, New York
May 30 Devendra Banhart, Venezulan-American singer-songwriter (Cripple Crow), born in Houston, Texas